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Tara Liberation Study Group Offers Dharma Teachings in Finnish
Tara Liberation Study Group, the FPMT study group in Helsinki, Finland, benefits the community by offering Dharma teachings in the country’s most widely-spoken language, taught by native Finnish speaker and FPMT registered teacher Joona Repo. Matt Linden and Maria Suominen ... Read more »
2019 Sponsorship of Special Memorization Exam for Sera Je Monks
This year, annual sponsorship was offered to Sera Je Monastery for 190 monks who qualified and passed the 2019 Special Memorization Examination. This is an incredible achievement accomplished by extremely dedicated scholars. 68 monks memorized Commentary on the Ornament of ... Read more »
Change Your View of Others So They Can Also Change
In a phone conversation with a student, Lama Zopa Rinpoche made these comments on how to resolve conflicts with other disciples of one’s guru, giving this advice for ridding oneself of past and present grudges by changing one’s own mind. ... Read more »
Pujas, Practices, and Prayers Offered to Pacify the Elements Every Month
In addition to offering immediate help to those in need (for example through the Nepal Earthquake Support Fund and the Social Services Fund which supports many disadvantaged groups), FPMT also has a unique way of offering prayers and practices dedicated ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches in Russia
On September 30, Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in Elista, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, which is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the primary religion. Rinpoche traveled to Elista to offer a Great Chenrezig ... Read more »
The Mantra from ‘The Sutra of Great Liberation’
In October 2018, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave the oral transmission of the Mantra from “The Sutra of Great Liberation” to students at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, the FPMT center in Singapore. “I want to give one mantra from the Liberation Sutra ... Read more »
Geshe Tenzin Namdak Led Summer Retreat at Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London, UK
Geshe Tenzin Namdak, the new FPMT resident geshe at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, the FPMT center in London, UK, led the center’s annual summer retreat from July 7-14, 2019, on “The Buddhist Path to Happiness.” In August Jamyang London welcomed new ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Singapore
Lama Zopa Rinpoche concluded a busy visit to Singapore last week. Three weeks earlier, Rinpoche landed in Singapore, where he was enthusiastically greeted by students at the airport, despite the late time of his arrival. During his visit at Amitabha ... Read more »
Namgyalma and Lama Atisha Protection Amulet
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends several mantras for various forms of protection and the purification of negative karma and obscurations. This Namgyalma and Lama Atisha Protection Amulet contains: The Namgyalma Mantra Wheel, which is the main mantra to purify and liberate ... Read more »
Rinpoche Visits Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
In August, Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended the Amitabha Buddha Festival at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL) in remote Washington State in the United States. This is the fourth time the festival has been held and the third time Rinpoche has ... Read more »
The Secret Advanced Practices of Vajrayogini
FPMT Education Services released The Secret Advanced Practices of Vajrayogini, the fourth and final volume of FPMT’s series of Vajrayogini practice manuals, in May 2019. As with the previous volumes—which include the sadhanas, the fire offering, and the self-initiation ritual—all ... Read more »